Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) insider Patrick André sold 55,936 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 368, for a total value of £205,844.48.
Vesuvius Trading Up 1.7%
LON:VSVS opened at GBX 371 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 448.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 445.27. Vesuvius plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 346.60 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 507.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £913.39 million, a PE ratio of 17.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.15.
Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 2.09% and a return on equity of 3.36%. Sell-side analysts expect that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
VSVS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 525 price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday, July 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 440 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 520 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 469.
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We are a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.
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